General Services Administration (8PF),Public Buildings Service,P. O. Box 255 46,Denver,CO 80225-0546

Y -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OF NOAA BUILDING SOL GS-08P-96-JFC-0006 DUE 062596 POC Contact,Dannie Crowder,303/236-7070,Contracting Officer,Steven R. Farringto n,303/236-7070 SIC Code 1542 Construction of the proposed Federal Building - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in the vicinity of Boulder, Colorado. The proposed project and location are subject to an Environ- mental Impact Statement (EIS) which is currently in process, and will proceed only if the Recrord of Decision recommends constructing the project The proposed NOAA Building will contain approximately 236,500 occupiable square feet (372,000 gross square feet) of space which includes laboratory, computer, office, conference, machine shop, and other space. Estimated construction cost is between $40 Million and $50 Million. The procurement will be accomplished by use of the ''Two-Step Sealed Bidding'' procedures. Step one requires offerors to submit a technical proposal without pricing. The Government will evaluate and, if necessary, discuss the technical proposal with offerors to determine the acceptability of the services offered. All responsible sources may submit a techical proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. The request for Technical Proposal (RTP) will be issued to interested offerors o/a May 21, 1996. Technical proposals will be submitted to GSA approximately 30 days later. Interested Offerors must request the RTP from GSA at the address listed in this notice. A pre-posal conference will be held approximately two weeks following the issuance of technical solicitation, to explain or clarify the requirement. All offerors will be required to meet the following minimum requirements: (1) Prime Contractor and major Subcontractors must be licensed with the State of Colorado and experienced in working in the State of Colorado. (2) Prime Contractor's license has not been suspended or revoked within the last six (6) years. (3) Prime Contractor's surety has not been required by owners to complete work since January 1, 1990. (4) Notarized statement from Surety(ies) indicating current available bonding capacity between $40 Million and $50 Million, and will provide bonding of the project in the event that the offeror is awarded the project. The following evaluation factors in descending order of impor- tance will be used to evaluate technical proposals received: (1) Past performance of Prime Contractor. (2) Qualifications of key Personnel. (3) Management/Schedule/O&M Capabilities. Technical proposals will be evaluated for acceptability/ and a competitive range will be established. Step Two of the ''Two-Step Sealed Bidding'' Proceduresinvolves the submission of sealed bids by only those firms who have been determined most tech- nically qualified under step-one. If the Record of Decision recommends constructing the project, firms within the competitive range will be requested to submit a sealed bid. The plans and specifications will be available after the EIS Record of Decision if the record of Decision recommends constructing the project. The plans and specs will include options for a construction period of 18 months, as well as other options. The fee for plans and specs will be $500 for full size drawings and $125 for half-size drawings, and is non-refundable. The proposed project and location are subject to an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which is currently in process, and will proceed only if the Record of Decision recommends constructing the project; if that occurs, award is anticipated o/a August 30, 1996. (0121)

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